Transcript China - University of Washington School of Law

Patent Prosecution & Enforcement
in Mainland China
 Haijun Jin
Associate Professor, Renmin University of
China School of Law & IP Academy
[email protected]
Nov. 14, 2012
UW Law, Seattle
China IP Overview:
 Patent (invention, utility model,
design)
 Copyright (& neighboring rights)
 Trademark (& service mark, famous
mark, GI)
 Unfair Competition (trade secret,
trade dress, trade name)
 New Plant Varieties
 Layout Design of IC
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Year
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Total
51747
63204
80233
105318
130133
173327
210490
245161
289838
314573
391177
526412
Domestic
Foreign
25346 (49%) 26401 (51%)
30038 (48%) 33166 (52%)
39662 (49%) 40571 (51%)
56769 (54%) 48549 (46%)
65768 (51%) 64347 (49%)
93485 (54%) 79842 (46%)
122318 (58%) 88172 (42%)
153060 (62%) 92101 (38%)
194579 (67%) 95259 (33%)
229096 (73%) 85477 (27%)
293066 (75%) 98111 (25%)
415829 (79%) 110583 (21%)
Patent applications for inventions in the SIPO (19852011)
First instance civil cases on intellectual
property in Chinese courts: (1985-2011)
50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
IP Cases in First Instance (2003-2010)
30000
25000
copyright
20000
patent
trademark
15000
tech. transfer
Unfair competition
10000
others
5000
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
IP Cases in Chinese Courts (2010)
UnfairTechnology
Competition Contract 670
1,131
Other IP Cases
1,966
Trademarks
8,460
Patents 5,785
Copyright 24,719
IP Civil Cases in China and U.S.
 China
 2009 – 30,626
 2010 – 42,902
 Copyright = 24,700
 Trademark = 8,460
 Patent = 5,785
 US 2009
 Copyright = 2,192
 Trademark = 2,792
 Patent = 1,674
Source: Richard P. Suttmeier, China’s IP Transition
Patent Invalidation Action: Procedures
Request Invalidation
Appeal to Beijing Higher Court
PRB Accepts
Hearing
Decision
Appeal to Beijing 1st
Intermediate People’s Court
Decision
Court Accepts
Hearing
Decision
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Courts and judges
 Up to 2008, there are 298 intellectual
property chambers in local courts and
one in the Supreme People’s Court.
 71 intermediate people’s courts have
specialized jurisdiction over patent
cases
 2126 judges dealing with IP cases
China’s Court System